Slow-roasted salmon fillets

Slow-roasted salmon fillets

1
Points® value
Total Time
35 min
Prep
5 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
We love to broil and grill salmon for the crispy edges and charred flavor, but for a welcome change, try this simple method of low and slow cooking for a different payoff: an incredibly unctuous and silky texture. Be sure to use an instant-read thermometer to test for doneness. Because the fish stays pale orange throughout the cooking process, it might not look done when it actually is. Switch up the seasonings, if you'd like, and replace the thyme and lemon with tarragon and orange zest, or oregano and lime zest.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

4 spray(s)

Uncooked farmed Atlantic salmon skinless fillet

24 oz, 4 (6-oz) fillets

Extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp

Fresh thyme

1 tsp, chopped

Lemon zest

1 tsp

Kosher salt

½ tsp

Black pepper

½ tsp

Lemon

8 slice(s), thin

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 250°F. Coat 11-by-7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Arrange fish in dish. Brush tops of fillets with oil. In small bowl, combine thyme, lemon zest, salt, and pepper and rub evenly onto tops of fillets. Tuck 2 lemon slices under each fillet.
  2. Roast fish until instant-read thermometer inserted into centers of fillets registers 125°F to 130°F or to desired degree of doneness, 25 to 30 minutes.
  3. Serving size: 1 fillet